2012 German Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	7–9 September 2012
Venue	Glaspalast
Location	Sindelfingen
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£82,100
Winner's share	£15,000
Nine-dart finish	Mark Webster Ian White
Champion(s)
Adrian Lewis
«Event 3 Event 5»

The 2012 German Darts Masters was the fourth of five PDC European Tour events on the 2012 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany, from 7–9 September 2012. It featured a field of 64 players and £82,100 in prize money, with £15,000 going to the winner.

Adrian Lewis claimed his first European Tour title with a 6–3 win over Ian White.^[1]

There were two nine-dart finishes during the tournament. Mark Webster hit the first during his first-round game, which he lost to Andree Welge,^[2] and Ian White hit the second during his 6–5 last 16 victory against Andy Hamilton.^[3]

Prize money

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Order of Merit automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Derby on August 3), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Berlin on August 4), and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (also held in Berlin on August 3).^[4]

Gary Anderson was banned from playing in this tournament, along with the Dutch Darts Masters and the European Championship.^[5] Also, Jelle Klaasen, Phil Taylor and Mark Hylton did not compete, with their opponents (Steve Beaton, Andy Jenkins and Jerry Hendriks respectively) receiving byes to the second round.

Draw

^[7]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 7 September [2]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 8 September [8]					Third round (best of 11 legs) 9 September [3]					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 9 September [1]					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 9 September [1]					Final (best of 11 legs) 9 September [1]
	1	Phil Taylor	w/d
		Andy Jenkins	w/o
							A. Jenkins 81.88	1
							Hendriks 88.65	6
	32	Mark Hylton	w/d
		Jerry Hendriks	w/o
												Hendriks 85.14	4
											17	van der Voort 84.57	6
	16	Colin Lloyd	4
		Stuart Kellett	6
							Kellett 90.76	5
						17	van der Voort 92.68	6
	17	Vincent van der Voort	6
		Maik Langendorf	4
																17	van der Voort 88.29	4
																9	van Barneveld 90.02	6
	8	Mark Webster	4
		Andree Welge	6
							Welge 85.73	6
						25	Dolan 85.92	4
	25	Brendan Dolan	6
		Leon de Geus	2
												Welge 81.91	2
											9	van Barneveld 93.42	6
	9	Raymond van Barneveld	6
		Mark Dudbridge	3
						9	van Barneveld 91.82	6
						24	Osborne 84.85	1
	24	Colin Osborne	6
		Reece Robinson	2
																					9	van Barneveld 96.63	4
																						White 99.56	6
	5	Andy Hamilton	6
		Mensur Suljović	2
						5	Hamilton 80.48	6
							Littleton 74.87	3
	28	Michael van Gerwen	4
		Tony Littleton	6
											5	Hamilton 88.66	5
												White 91.52	6
	12	Dave Chisnall	4
		Kim Huybrechts	6
							Huybrechts 94.22	5
							White 85.82	6
	21	Jamie Caven	3
		Ian White	6
																	White 93.74	6
																20	Thornton 92.02	5
	4	Wes Newton	6
		Andrew Gilding	4
						4	Newton 92.81	6
							Richardson 82.30	4
	29	Peter Wright	3
		James Richardson	6
											4	Newton 98.08	0
											20	Thornton 107.36	6
	13	Ronnie Baxter	2
		Arron Monk	6
							Monk 86.31	2
						20	Thornton 93.14	6
	20	Robert Thornton	6
		Kevin Münch	1
																											White 95.26	3
																										2	A. Lewis 97.71	6
	2	Adrian Lewis	6
		Darren Johnson	1
						2	A. Lewis 103.65	6
							Hudson 77.53	1
	31	Alan Tabern	4
		Peter Hudson	6
											2	A. Lewis 99.74	6
												Mansell 87.48	1
	15	Paul Nicholson	6
		Dean Winstanley	2
						15	Nicholson 89.67	2
							Mansell 84.88	6
	18	Mervyn King	5
		Mickey Mansell	6
																2	A. Lewis 94.44	6
																	West 86.59	3
	7	Terry Jenkins	6
		Tomas Seyler	3
						7	T. Jenkins 92.17	6
						26	Burnett 90.12	4
	26	Richie Burnett	6
		Jamie Lewis	3
											7	T. Jenkins 86.37	4
												West 84.84	6
	10	Justin Pipe	5
		Tony West	6
							West 93.25	6
							Temple 88.26	4
	23	John Part	2
		Terry Temple	6
																					2	A. Lewis 95.22	6
																					3	Wade 88.77	1
	6	Simon Whitlock	6
		Tonči Restović	0
						6	Whitlock 93.20	6
							Caris 87.38	3
	27	Denis Ovens	4
		Magnus Caris	6
											6	Whitlock 98.46	6
											22	Jones 95.58	5
	11	Kevin Painter	5
		William O'Connor	6
							O'Connor 82.84	3
						22	Jones 96.20	6
	22	Wayne Jones	6
		Nick Fullwell	3
																6	Whitlock 105.98	3
																3	Wade 105.59	6
	3	James Wade	6
		Kurt van de Rijck	4
						3	Wade 103.12	6
						30	Beaton 99.33	4
	30	Steve Beaton	w/o
		Jelle Klaasen	w/d
											3	Wade 94.83	6
												Heydon 83.36	4
	14	Mark Walsh	6
		Darren Webster	1
						14	Walsh 86.33	2
							Heydon 100.45	6
	19	Andy Smith	5
		Nigel Heydon	6